Back in the late 90s, I was active in progressive Tennessee politics for a couple of years, when I lived in Knoxville. It was the most active I've been in my life in terms of real organizing and such. Something about living in a place...
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One sign of an impending election disaster for a governing party is that extremely safe district special elections have to rescued by massive outside funding. That's what is happening in.
This is the grave of David Patterson. Born in 1818 on Cedar Creek, outside of Greeneville, Tennessee, Patterson was the kind of early 19th century riser that personified many of.
This is the grave of William Brownlow, better known as Parson Brownlow. Born in 1805 in Wythe County, Virginia, Brownlow's parents died young and he was an orphan by the time he was 10. He ended up living with extended family and eventually became a...
Vice President Dick Cheney inspects a flintlock rifle given to him by the National Rifle Association while he is surrounded by NRA officers Sandra Froman (L), CEO Wayne LaPierre (C),.
MOBILE, AL- AUGUST 21: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama. The Trump campaign moved tonight's rally.
First, Ben Shapiro looks like an absolute idiot dressed up like a cowboy. But more to the point, the state of Tennessee welcoming The Daily Wire and all this fascism with not only open arms but with drooling mouths is beyond disgusting. The irony of...
This woman deserves a huge payout as well, but at least this is something. A Tennessee prosecutor dropped all criminal charges on Friday against Pamela Moses, a Memphis woman with.
This is the grave of John Williams. Born in rural North Carolina in 1778, Williams grew up in an upwardly mobile family and studied the law in Salisbury, North Carolina,.
On March 9, 1892, Memphis whites lynched three Black men--Thomas Moss, Will Stewart, and Calvin McDowell--who had dared to challenge white economic superiority in their community by opening a store to compete with a white-owned store. Thanks to the brave journalism of Ida B. Wells,...
e It's very hard to push back effectively when two dozen states are competing with each other to attack higher education and even the teaching of history or race or.
Oh, but I thought the Republican Party was just grand for Jews because they support whatever Israel wants to do to Palestine! Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram were excited about the.